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Genre Historical drama Directed by Donald Crombie Country of origin Australia Director Donald Crombie Number of episodes 6 | Screenplay by Peter Yeldham Theme music composer Bruce Smeaton Initial release 19 April 1988 First episode date 19 April 1988 Music director Bruce Smeaton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Victoria Longley
Christoph Waltz
John Hargreaves Network Australian Broadcasting Corporation Similar Wahnfried, Fire and Sword, Rough Diamonds, The Heroes, Death - Deceit and Destiny A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Alien Years is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 19 April 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John Hargreaves, Christoph Waltz. Yeldham later adapted his screenplay into a novel of the same name.
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Plot
Elizabeth Paterson (Victoria Longley) is the daughter of an important figure in the Australian government. She falls for and ultimately marries Stefan (Christoph Waltz), a German national. They move to South Australia to run a vineyard but their peace is disturbed by the outbreak of the First World War. The government orders that all German nationals living in Australia must be imprisoned.
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Production
The series took three months to produce and was partly shot in Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills and Bethany in the Barossa Valley.